Satish Kumar Quotes

So, At The Age Of Nine, I Became A Monk, And From Then On I Was There Practicing That Kind Of Nonviolence.

Monks Will Have Three Begging Bowls For Their Food: One For Water, One For Liquid Food, One For Dry Food.

That Was My Real Education In The World - I Learned Politics, The Social And Cultural Life Of India, Hindu Tradition And Religion, And Buddhism.

If You Can Kill Animals, The Same Attitude Can Kill Human Beings. The Mentality Is The Same Which Exploits Nature And Which Creates Wars.

I And A Friend Of Mine Called Mannon Talked Together, And We Both Decided To Walk This Journey.

People Are Are Moving Away From The Fossil Fuel-based Economy, To A More Renewable Economy. That Is What Is Called The 'transition Town' Movement. There Are Three Hundred Towns In Britain That Are Making This Transition. Taking Energy From Solar Power, From Wind Power, From Water Power.

Large Numbers Of Young People Are Waking Up. And They Are Saying, "we Are Not Here Just To Work For Multinational Corporations And Make Money For Them. We Are Here To Live. We Have To Find The Meaning Of Life."

Our Modern World Of Old Story Is Completely Failing Humanity. This Is The Reason That Increasing Numbers Of People Have Become And Are Becoming Disillusioned From Politics. People Don't Like Voting. Whoever You Vote, Government Gets In. Whatever They Promise, They Never Fulfill.

Education Provides You A Profession. But Not Vocation. You Do It Only Because You Need To Work To Earn Money To Buy Your Food, Buy Your Clothes, Pay The Bills. Our Life Has A Greater Meaning, And A Greater Purpose.

We Need To Develop A Sense Of Sufficiency To Be Happy.

Quality And Perfection Are Achieved With Time. You Do Not Create A Perfect Painting Or A Perfect Poem By Hurrying. Time Is Always Coming.

Because The Western Civilization Is Dominated By Dualistic Thinking, Holistic Scientists And Philosophers Don't Get The Recognition They Deserve.